rather than

• 与其临渴掘井，毋宁未雨绸缪。

  It's better to prepare for a rainy day rather than be caught out later on.

• 与其责人，毋宁责己。

  I'd rather blame myself than anyone else.

• 与其跪着生，毋宁站着死。

  It's better to die standing up than live life kneeling down.

• 他犯错误与其说是没有经验，还不如说是过于自信。

  His mistake was born out of overconfidence rather than inexperience.

• 与其说他像父亲，不如说他像母亲。

  He resembles his mother more than he does his father.